Gijzel

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as ghesele in 1285. Etymology uncertain. Potentially derived from Old Dutch sele (“hall home”) prefixed with the collectivising prefix ge-. An alternative hypothesis posits a derivation from a compound of either Old Dutch Giso (“a personal name”) or Middle Dutch gees (“infertile”) and lo (“light forest”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɛi̯.zəl/
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Hyphenation: Gij‧zel
Rhymes: -ɛi̯zəl
Homophone: gijzel

Proper noun edit

Gijzel n

A hamlet in Vught, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN